Just heard Bill Russell passed this morning. I remember those epic battles between him and Wilt Chamberlain.
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RIP
RIP to the great one
The greatest winner of all time….which by definition makes him the best of all time.
Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1975 as a player and in 2021 as a coach, Russell won two NCAA titles at San Francisco, an Olympic gold medalist and two NBA titles as a coach, in addition to his 11 as a player.
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Certainly one of the great champions in American sports. A pioneer of the modern game and by all accounts a great man. Seems like we’ve lost so many sports legends over the last 2-3 years.
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And gentleman. He was a leader in the civil rights movement and never raised his voice. You can demand change and be a gentleman at the same time.
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From the Celtics on his role in Civil Rights.
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He started early as he won 2 State Championships in H.S. as well.
And two more in the college ranks. Russell was a winner at every level.
Yes that was already mentioned in above posts. But the H.S. Ships weren’t posted
RIP!
Didn’t notice
No problem.
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Met him at the Munich Olympics. He turned me down when I asked for an autograph
You were at the Munich Olympics? I should have gotten into insurance.
R.I.P. Big “Bill”
Greatest shot blocker of all time and certainly in the talk for one of the greatest ever!